As political tensions simmer ahead of the 2027 elections, elder statesman and First Republic politician, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s...
The political standoff between the Rivers State House of Assembly and Governor Siminialayi Fubara has escalated, with lawmakers accusing the governor of frustrating the implementation of...
Former Senate President Ahmad Lawan has refuted claims suggesting he is planning to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP), calling...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the newly approved N70,000 minimum wage as “grossly inadequate.” He argued that the new minimum wage fails to meet the...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has cautioned security agencies against investigating how suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, attended the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting...
The Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has reiterated that his focus is to provide good governance and and not competition with his predecessors in the state....
The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, on Sunday, shrugged off criticism by his predecessor, Nasir El-Rufai, and reiterated his commitment to good governance in the state....
Funkẹ Alimi, 58, and her family were living at Yemẹtu – an infamous neighbourhood in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria. A dirty river clogged with plastic bottles, used styrofoam,...
A prominent Islamic group, the Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi Foundation, has labeled former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai as an oppressor who is now playing...
The Katsina State government has confirmed the abduction of the winner of the Quranic recitation competition in the state, Abdulsalam Rabiu-Faskari, his father, and his brother....
A 16-year-old girl identified as Maryam Samuel has committed suicide at the Kaltungo community in Kaltungo Local Government Area of Gombe State. The spokesman for the...
The Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma has killed 20 suspected terrorists during raids on their hideouts in Unguwar Goga Hill-Forest, Faskari Local Government Area of...
The Kano State government has addressed misinterpretations surrounding the recent Court of Appeal judgment on the ongoing Emirship dispute and urged the public to rely on...
The Kaduna State Police Command has strongly denied allegations made by former Governor Nasir el-Rufai, who claimed that a “kidnapping gang” within the police force abducted...
A prosecution witness simply identified as “ABC,” on Friday, told the Federal High Court, Abuja, how the notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Halilu, purchased a gun truck...
Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested eight trucks conveying suspected illegal solid minerals. They were arrested...
Ask a 12-year-old Nigerian teenager about the biggest problem affecting the country, and don’t be surprised if he says, “Politicians.” Ask an average, frustrated Nigerian the...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has accused the Federal Government of plotting to persecute the former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and other opposition figures in...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the voters’ register for the August 9 local council election in Rivers State. The Commissioner in charge of...
A Seminarian with St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Ivukwa, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Peter Andrew, has been killed by his kidnappers. Andrew...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Friday stopped the reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido as the Emir of Kano. A three-member panel of the appellate court led...
An unidentified woman jumped into the Lagos lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge on Thursday evening. The spokesman for the Lagos State police command, Benjamin Hundeyin,...
The Defence Headquarters claimed on Friday that troops deployed to various theatres of operation killed 74 suspected terrorists last week. The Director of Defence Media Operations,...
Columbian authorities, in collaboration with the FBI, have arrested a Nigerian national, Joseph Chinedu Okparaejesi, for allegedly smuggling a large quantity of cocaine into the country....
The abducted priest of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Ivukwa, in the Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Rev. Fr. Peter Ekweli, has regained his...
Justice Maryam Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Thursday approved virtual testimonies for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witnesses in...
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has issued a warrant of arrest on the Executive Secretary of Federal Capital Development Authority (FCTA), Mr. Richard...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday urged Nigerians and security agencies to move from a state of suspicion to a culture of trust in addressing the...
A bill on the establishment of the National Council for Traditional Rulers, formalising their roles and recognition passed its second reading in the Senate on Thursday....
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has proposed exempting military personnel from personal income tax, in a move aimed at recognizing the sacrifices of personnel...
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has expressed firm confidence that President Bola Tinubu’s administration will be judged favorably by history. Addressing journalists...
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has pushed back against former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s criticism of the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, arguing that the project...
Son of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Bashir, has tendered a public apology after a post he made on X (formerly Twitter) where he seemed...
Yoruba Nation agitator Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has taken his legal battle to the Supreme Court. Igboho is challenging the Court of...
Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmad, has criticized the decision of four northern states – Bauchi, Katsina, Kebbi, and Kano – to shut down state-owned...
The Bola Tinubu administration has revealed a high concentration of over half of its ongoing road construction projects in Northern Nigeria. Minister of Works, David Umahi,...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, labeling it as both wasteful and riddled with corruption. He also criticized President...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to prioritise rehabilitation of the vandalised pipelines linking Ore depot in Ondo...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned an officer with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Abubakar Aseku, for an alleged N17.6...
Troops of Sub-Sector 4, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, on Tuesday, killed three suspected bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja highway. The Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 1 Division,...
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed March 21, for the commencement of the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People...
The House of Representatives has sounded the alarm on the growing diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria and urged the Federal Government to launch an immediate, nationwide vaccination...
The Federal High Court of Nigeria has debunked reports that the new judge assigned to preside over the treasonable felony case against the leader of the...
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has introduced significant modifications to the tax reform bills submitted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, retaining some provisions, removing...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a $11.18 million agreement to enhance rice production across...
The Lagos State House of Assembly has again dismissed reports on the planned defection of 25 lawmakers from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to an unnamed...
President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate confirmation of Prof. Melvin Ayogu’s appointment to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Board of Directors. The President made...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday stressed the need for adherence to the rule of law in Rivers State. The President made the call at a meeting...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued an alert on 58 illegal Ponzi scheme operators in the country. The EFCC’s Head of Media and...
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have rescued seven kidnapped persons in the Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Media Officer of OPSH, Maj....
